Hoosier Dusty Files - October 16, 1826 - Treaty of the Mississinewa

A Year of Indiana History - 2016

October 16, 1826 - Treaty of the Mississinewa
Treaty of the Mississinewa - Paradise Spring Treaty
The State of Indiana wanted to build a road connecting the Ohio River with Lake Michigan and a canal along the Wabash River. The planned route of the road and canal lay in land still claimed by the Pottawattamie Indian Tribe, of which several hundred still lived in the area. To complete the road, the state needed to conclude a treaty with the tribe. This tribe and the state concluded the Treaty of the Mississinewa on October 16, 1826. By terms of the treaty, the tribe conceded a strip of land 100 feet wide through their lands. The Federal government agreed to pay the Pottawattamie two thousand dollars in silver for twenty-two years, provide a blacksmith, build a gristmill and grant 160 bushels of salt per year. The treaty also agreed to other provisions that the government would pay the tribe. The treaty also granted hunting rights to the tribe in certain lands.
An Indiana Historical Bureau Historical Marker in Paradise Spring Historical Park denotes the spot.
Paradise Spring Historical Park (15 acres)
351 W. Market Street
Wabash, IN 46992

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